Dutch Fifth Rate ship 'Overijssel' (1636)

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Overijssel
Nominal Guns	22	W006
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of the Maze
Launched	1636	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Rotterdam - Holland	W006
Category	Fifth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Last known	1655	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDWAS-1600
Length of Gundeck109' 1"Amsterdam Feet30.8608 (101′ 2″ Imperial)
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Maas Feet30.8 (101′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth25' 1"Amsterdam Feet7.0826 (23′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth23' 0"Maas Feet7.084 (23′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold8' 0"Maas Feet2.464 (8′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold8' 8"Amsterdam Feet2.4707 (8′ 1″ Imperial)

Armament

1640Broadside Weight = 68 Dutch pound (74.052 lbs 33.5988 kg)DWAS-1600
Gun Deck2 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck6 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Dutch 6-Pounder
Gun Deck10 Dutch 4-Pounder

8.1652Broadside Weight = 112 Dutch pound (121.968 lbs 55.3392 kg)W014
Gun Deck4 Dutch 24-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck12 Dutch 6-Pounder

1653Broadside Weight = 116 Dutch pound (126.324 lbs 57.3156 kg)W014
Gun Deck4 Dutch 24-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck12 Dutch 6-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
164075 DWAS-1600
8.165294 W014
16.11.165210080 sailors, 20 soldiersDWAS-1600
23.6.165398 DWAS-1600
17.8.1653105 DWAS-1600
7.7.165460 DWAS-1600

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.1.1638/39 - 1639KapiteinW0148.1652 - 1653KapiteinW0141654KapiteinDWAS-1600

Service History

DateEventSource
16.10.1639Battle of the Downs

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

W014James Bender, Web Site

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